Flacourtia montana

Flacourtia montana is a plant in the family Salicaceae. It is native to southern Asia.[1][2] The species presents as a tree up to 20 m in height.[3]

Flacourtia montana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Flacourtia
Species:
F. montana
Binomial name
Flacourtia montana
J. Grah.
Synonyms

Flacourtia inermis Miq. ex Hook. fil. & Thomsa

Description

The tree can attain height about 25 m and girth up to 1.7 m. Tree trunk will be covered with sharp stout thorns at its base. Young parts of the tree is hirsute and young leaves are reddish. Leaves are simple and shows alternate phyllotaxy. Petiole is pubescent with a length of 0.3-0.8 cm. Lamina size: 7-15 × 4-8 cm. Leaf shape is elliptic-oblong with acuminate leaf apex and crenate leaf margin. The leaf is 3-nerved at the base with 4-7 pairs of secondary nerves. Flowers are dioecious, seen in axillary cymes. Fruits are spherical, smooth, scarlet red, with a size of 1-1.5 cm across.[4]

Distribution

This is a common tree in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests from Matheran to Kanyakumari. The elevation range is 150-1100 m.[4]

References
  1. "Flacourtia montana". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. "Oldstyle id: 0111cc04e9e50f968800b3cd8987ef9b". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  3. "Welcome to Pilikula Nisarga Dhama". www.pilikula.com. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  4. Page, Navendu (2017). Endemic Woody Plants of the Western Ghats. Bangalore: Trail Blazer Printers and Publishers. ISBN 978-93-5279-072-2.


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